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While I'm a sucker for those books (Or any book), there's only a couple that I'd consider necessary for a beginner. One of the Layout Wiring books and Basic Scenery for Model Railroads. <br /> <br />One thing to remember is that MR attempts to cover the most popular aspects of the hobby, in order to keep the most people interested. While you won't see the amount of RPM (Prototype Modelling) coverage that you would in RMC, MM, or RMJ, you also get a fair bit more info for the beginner, including at elast one layout a year. I've also seen some absolutely superb small layouts in MR, including a 5'x9' and a 12' shelf in the last year, one of the reasons that larger layouts tend to get featured is that very often the folks with the larger layouts tend to know more people in the hobby, so word gets out about their layout. I suspect that there's quite a number of article-worthy small layouts that will never get written up because the owner is a lone wolf (As many modellers are). <br /> <br />And remember, your first layout doesn't need to be the AM or Utah Belt, nor does your last layout. As long as you're having fun, you're doing good.
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